Oil-stove burner-adjusting means



A. '1. KIECKHEFER.

OIL STOVE BURNER DJUSTING MEANS.

APPLICATION FILED 00T. I2. 1921.

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OIL SIIIWE BURNER IIIDJUSTING MEANS.

APPLICATION FILED 00T. I2. |921.

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MMM @ist N9 Alfred LI 1 tratta mi it nLEEED if. nrEcirnErEE, or irrrLwnUKEE, wisconsin. rissicnoiaro NATIONAL ENaMELrnG a s'rnivrrrne co.,` rnc., or MILWAUKEE, wisconsin, a coEroEa y l ITron or isIEjw JERSEY.

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l 1 Application V:inea october i2, 1921; Seifer no. 5o7,25a y l '0 all 1li/wm. t 'may concern.' 1

Be it known that l, ALFRED J. Kimonucraina citizen of theUnited States, and i resident ofMilwaukee, in the county of Milwaukee andState of Wisconsin, haveinvent- `ed certain new and useful Improvements in `@il-Stove BurnenAdjusting Means g" and li do hereby declare thatthe followingis a full',clear, andexact description thereof.

`My invention relates to a new and useful `improvement in connection with the means for adjusting oilstove burners whereby the `burner adjusted to its proper levelwith reference to the oil reservoir. y Theobjectof the invention is generally to simplifyl and otherwise? improve this `adjustingmeans so as to make it more positive in its operationy and less lilrelyto get out of order as well as to reduce the cost of manufacturing the same. y l

y A more `specific object of the invention is to manufacture in one piece the lifting mem` ber by' which the height ofthe burner is regulated.

A further object of the invention is to pro vide improved means for attaching the handiffe whereby the structure is simplifiedas well as made more secure.

A still further object of the invention is to provide improved means by `which the normal position of the entire mechanism of the burner and regulating means can be bodily adjusted and securely held in the desired position in accordance with the level of the oil feed and the conditions under which the burner is to be used.

ln describing my invention reference Vwill be made to the accompanying drawings, in which v Figure 1 is a view in side elevation of my invention with parts thereof shown in sec# tion.

Figure 2 is a detail sectional view talren i i on the line 2f-2 of Figure 1.

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Figure 3 is a rear elevation of the burner regulating means.

Figure 4 is a sectional detail view on the `connected with the burner 3, the latter being vertically:adjusted` to regulate 'the "llame 55 through the medium of a linlr 1. A `bracket 5 is prcvidedffor supporting the means yfor y `regulatingthe burner and has avertical por,- `tion 7 which issecured to the feed pipe which extends through an orifice 6 in the horizon- 60 tal portion ofY the bracket. The bracket is Valso extended laterally as shownl at 8 and provided with a hole 9 in which the druml lifting rod 10 is guided: A trunnion 11 is mounted horizontally in the bracketv and `the lifting member 12 is journaled thereon and providedat one end with an oifset portion lconnected withVthe lower end of the link- #1- andl at its other end'with an offset l portion lll to which the `handle 16 is at- 70 tachedfThe` handle `as will be noted -is formed withalongitudinal groove 15 which its snugly over the Ioffset portion 14 and is securely held thereon without allowing any play. A portion of the handle is alsoeirtendedto form a pointer 17 which in connection with the usual dial plate 18 indicates the position to which it is designed to be adjusted.

In constructing the lifting member 12 in 80 one piece from strap metal or the like the cost of production is reduced to a minimum and the relative position of the handle and pointer is positively determined with respect to the position of the burner. There is no chance for any connections to become loose or for anything to get out of order.`

In order that the entire mechanism of the burner and lifting means may be bodily adjusted so that the range of regulation of the burner by means of the handle 16 may be properly determined l have provided a clip 19 which is somewhat resilient. This clip lits around the upstanding portion4 1 of the feed pipe and itsextremities 20 entend in 95 diverging relation to the vertical portion 7 of the bracket. These extremities are provided with openings through which are insertedthe attaching screws 21. The entire mechanism is therefore supported by the 100 feed pipe and may be lreadily adjusted thereon to the point desired. The peculiar shape of the attaching clip 19 results in a secure grip being obtained upon the pipe, when the screws vare drawn tight. when the extremities 29 are drawn toward the plate 7 the diverging relation of these extremities will cause the same to be drawn ln other words inwardly toward the pipe and securely grip the same. rRibs or shoulders 22 are also formed in the vertical portion 7 of the bracket which add strength to the bracket in resisting the force off the clamping action and serve also as labutments to prevent the nut from becoming loose.

I claim as my invention 1. In a device of the character described, a frame, a burner vertically slidable thereon, a pivot bolt supported horizontally in the frame below the burner, a metallic strap eX- tending parallel to said bolt and having integrally formed lateral extensions at cach end which have a pivotal bearing on said 4bolt, one of said extensions being connected beyond its bearing with said link, and a handle having a longitudinal. channel in which the projecting vend of the other integral extension is secured.

2. In a device oit' the character described, an oil burner, a pipe having a vertical portion for supplying oil thereto, a frame in Whiehsaid burner is adjustably supported, Said frame having. an opening 1n which the vertical portion of the pipe is fitted and a vertical attaching portion, said attaching portion having means for adjnstably clamp- -ing it tothe pipe including a spring clip having a central portion'extending around the pipe and a tongue at each end extending in a diverging relation to the attaching portion of the frame and clamping bolts extending through said tongues and attaching portion whereby the tightening of' said bolts will draw the ends ol the clip inwardly to tighten its grip on the pipe.

3. In a device of the character described, an oil burner, a vertical substantially stationary pipe, a second pipe connecting said burner and stationary pipe and slidably related to said stationary pipe, means for adjusting the height of said burner relatively to said stationary pipe, a support for said means having a face in contact with said stationary pipe, a spring clip curved to contact with said pipe throughout its curved portion and having a pair ot' arms extending outwardly from said curved portion, and attaching means for drawing said arms toi 'ard said support, said arms when. free trom stress extending outwardly at an angle to the normal to the surface of said clip at the point where they `ioin such surface, and adapted to be drawn into approximate coincidence with said normal to thereby cause the portion of the clip at the inner end of said arms to bite into said stationary pipe.

In testimony that I claim the foregoing I have hereunto set my hand at hlilwaukee,V in the county oi Milwaukee and State of Wiscousin.

ALFRED J. KIECKHEFER. 

